Final
Schilling, Meche square off in season opener
Apr 2, 2007 - 1:56 PM Boston (0-0) at Kansas City (0-0) 4:10 pm EDTKANSAS CITY, Missouri (Ticker) -- The Boston Red Sox have their sights set on the World Series. The Kansas City Royals are hoping to compete in a loaded division.
Curt Schilling takes the mound for the Red Sox as they open their season against the Royals on Monday.
Schilling, entering the final year of his contract, went 15-7 with a 3.97 ERA in 31 starts last season. The 40-year-old righthander has surrendered just four runs in 21 innings this spring.
Gil Meche will start the opener for the Royals. The 28-year-old righthander was given a five-year, $55 million deal by the budget-conscious Royals. Meche went 11-8 with a 4.48 ERA last season for the Seattle Mariners.
Boston finished third in the American League East with an 86-76 record last season, but added right fielder J.D. Drew, shortstop Julio Lugo and Japanese righthander Daisuke Matsuzaka in the offseason.
Kansas City finished 62-100 last season, its third consecutive season with 100 or more losses. However, the Royals were 5-4 against Boston.
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FINAL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
BOSTON 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 8 0
KANSAS CITY 1 1 0 3 0 1 0 1 x 7 12 0 (FINAL)
BATTERIES: BOS - CURT SCHILLING, JAVIER LOPEZ (5TH), HIDEKI OKAJIMA (6TH),
BRENDAN DONNELLY (7TH), JOEL PINEIRO (8TH), J.C. ROMERO (8TH)
AND JASON VARITEK
KAN - GIL MECHE, JO
Apr 2 7:05 PM - AL
AT KANSAS CITY - SCORING UPDATE
TRIPLE BY TONY PENA JR SCORED ROSS GLOAD.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, T PENA JR ON THIRD, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: BOSTON 1
KANSAS CITY 7 BOTTOM, 8TH
DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: D DEJESUS (.000, 0-FOR-4)
Red Sox vs. RoyalsApr 2 6:48 PM - AL
AT KANSAS CITY - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: B Donnelly relieved H Okajima.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, M SWEENEY ON SECOND, 2 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: BOSTON 1
KANSAS CITY 6 BOTTOM, 7TH
DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: R Shealy (.000, 0-FOR-2, RBI)
Apr 2 6:18 PM - AL
AT KANSAS CITY - PITCHING CHANGE
BOS: BRENDAN DONNELLY (NO RECORD) IN THE 7TH
SITUATION: NO RUNS IN, M SWEENEY ON SECOND, 2 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: BOSTON 1, KANSAS CITY 6
DUE UP FOR KANSASCITY: R SHEALY (.000, 0-FOR-2, RBI)
Apr 2 6:18 PM - AL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
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BOSTON 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 0
KANSAS CITY 1 1 0 3 0 1 6 9 0 (BOT 7)
CURRENT PITCHERS: BOS - HIDEKI OKAJIMA
KAN - GIL MECHE
DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: M TEAHEN (.667, 2-FOR-3, RBI)
M SWEENEY (.333, 1-FOR-3)
A GORDON (.000, 0-FOR-2, HBP)
Apr 2 6:11 PM - AL
AT KANSAS CITY - SCORING UPDATE
SOLO HOME RUN BY JOHN BUCK (1) TO CENTER WITH 0 OUT IN THE
6TH OFF HIDEKI OKAJIMA.
CURRENT SCORE: BOSTON 1, KANSAS CITY 6
DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: T PENA JR (1.000, 1-FOR-1, BB)
Red Sox vs. RoyalsApr 2 5:59 PM - AL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
BOSTON 1 0 0 0 1 4 0
KANSAS CITY 1 1 0 3 5 8 0 (TOP 5)
CURRENT PITCHERS: BOS - CURT SCHILLING
KAN - GIL MECHE
DUE UP FOR BOSTON: C CRISP (.000, 0-FOR-1)
D PEDROIA (1.000, 1-FOR-1)
J LUGO (.000, 0-FOR-2)
Apr 2 5:35 PM - AL
AT KANSAS CITY - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY MARK TEAHEN SCORED MARK GRUDZIELANEK.
SITUATION: 3 RUNS IN, M TEAHEN ON FIRST, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: BOSTON 1
KANSAS CITY 5 BOTTOM, 4TH
DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: M SWEENEY (.500, 1-FOR-2)
Red Sox vs. RoyalsApr 2 5:33 PM - AL
AT KANSAS CITY - SCORING UPDATE
DOUBLE BY MARK GRUDZIELANEK SCORED JOHN BUCK AND TONY PENA
JR.
SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, M GRUDZIELANEK ON SECOND, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: BOSTON 1
KANSAS CITY 4 BOTTOM, 4TH
DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: M TEAHEN (.500, 1-FOR-2)
Red Sox vs. RoyalsApr 2 5:32 PM - AL
AT KANSAS CITY - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY MARK GRUDZIELANEK SCORED TONY PENA JR.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, M GRUDZIELANEK ON FIRST, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: BOSTON 1
KANSAS CITY 2 BOTTOM, 2ND
DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: M TEAHEN (1.000, 1-FOR-1)
Apr 2 4:58 PM - AL
AT KANSAS CITY - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY MARK GRUDZIELANEK SCORED TONY PENA JR.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, M GRUDZIELANEK ON FIRST, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: BOSTON 1
KANSAS CITY 2 BOTTOM, 2ND
DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: M TEAHEN (1.000, 1-FOR-1)
Red Sox vs. RoyalsApr 2 4:58 PM - AL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
BOSTON 1 0 1 3 0
KANSAS CITY 1 1 3 0 (BOT 2)
CURRENT PITCHERS: BOS - CURT SCHILLING
KAN - GIL MECHE
DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: J BUCK (.000, 0 HR, 0 RBI)
T PENA JR (.000, 0 HR, 0 RBI)
D DEJESUS (.000, 0-FOR-1)
Apr 2 4:47 PM - AL
AT KANSAS CITY - SCORING UPDATE
BASES LOADED WALK TO RYAN SHEALY SCORED MARK GRUDZIELANEK.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, R SHEALY ON FIRST, M SWEENEY ON SECOND, M
TEAHEN ON THIRD, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: BOSTON 1
KANSAS CITY 1 BOTTOM, 1ST
DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: R GLOAD (.000, 0 HR, 0 RBI)
Red Sox vs. RoyalsApr 2 4:40 PM - AL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
BOSTON 1 1 2 0
KANSAS CITY 0 0 0 (BOT 1)
CURRENT PITCHERS: BOS - CURT SCHILLING
KAN - GIL MECHE
DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: D DEJESUS (.000, 0 HR, 0 RBI)
M GRUDZIELANEK (.000, 0 HR, 0 RBI)
M TEAHEN (.000,
Red Sox vs. RoyalsApr 2 4:23 PM
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